Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-07-13
FASHIONABLE OR OTHER WISE.

F4SHxONABL OK OTHEK WISE.
For cleaning brasses belonging to
mahogany furniture use either pow
dered whiting or scraped rotten stone,
mixed with sweet oil, and rub on with
channels skin.
A SMALL quantity of vinegar added
to the water in which pink or green cali
Goes are rinsed will brighten them.
Soda is used for the same purpose for
blue or purple.
SoFr water and CASTLE soap should
be used in the washing OF lace. The
article may be wound on q bottle or
tackled on muslin; remove the suds
and rinse thoroughly.
AFTER the dust has been beaten out
of carpets they may be frightened by
scattering over them corn meal
mixed with salt, in equal proportions.
and then sweeping it off.
IT is said if feather beds and pillows
be left out in q drenching rain every
spring, and afterwards exposed to the
sun and air on every side until dry,
they will be much freshlOned and
lightened.
DEW Oh OubQOAO OSCL
needle, and when we'll done pull out
the needle, and the buttons will be
found to be much looser than those
sewed on in the ordinary way, and
will not pull off as easily.
CUT flowers may be kept fresh for
several days by filling q vase with
clean sand, to which should be added
a liberal supply of powdered charcoal.
Imbed the stems of the bouquet in
this and water occasionally.
CLEAR starch mixed with cold wa
ter is good wash for cleansing plas-
ter busts and statuettes. This
should be left to dry upon the object
to be cleaned, after which the dirt can
be brushed off with the starch.
GREASE on cotton goods may be
taken out with cold, soft water and
any good soap; soft soap is best: In
cases of long standing wet the spot
with kerosene oil and let it soak for
some hours, then wash as before di-
rected.
LACE nets, founces and edgings are
largely in demand for summer use,
and wash laces in Egyptian designs
are the most popular to combine with
challis, delaines and other light weight
wooden goods, Or with various cotton
fabrics showing silk or wool de-
signs and finish
A NARROW shelf over the door, dec
GRATED with g. few good pieces Of
china, or even one or two good terra
Gotta figures, lends a great charm to
aroom and finished look to the
walls, more particularly if there be
curtains to the door. A draped
charm to s. room.
A PRETTY tidy is made of scarlet OF
any shade of red felt; put strips Of
black velvet, and on these strips en-
broider little fans IN bright and varied
colors OF silk. The bottom of this
tidy is finished by pinking the felt; let
the velvet strips run down to form q
point and put a. tassal made of differ.
ent colored silks on each point.
JAPANESE fans continue to be util
lied in g, variety of ways for decorat
ing purposes. The very newest style
consists in Transforming a bright col
ored fan into a flower holder by
twisting it In the shape Of q funnel anC
tying it with ribbons. A cheap far
makes pretty holder when the lea
receives a coating Of bright red Or blue
enamel paint.
A PRETTY wash stand splasher ma J
be worked with etching silk on coarse
white linen. The design should be
traced off on white tissue paper AND
the paper tackled to the linen. The
design is then worked through the pa
per which Is afterward torn Off. Fin
Ish the splasher by hemming il
around the edge with lace and tack 6
ribbon bow on each corner.
JERSEY bathing suits fit the figure
closely IN the waist part, the drawers
are made closer than the other styles
but not tight, and the tunic Is shorter
and not very full. These are much
liked by swimmers, and for that exer
else the tunic is often omitted, espe
cially for private bathing. A sash tie(
on one side is usually substituted
when the tunic is not worn.
SWEEP from the walls toward tn
center OF the room. and take up al
the dirt there with dust pan and {
small broom. Sweep with long, ever
strokes, always lifting the broom
from the floor and holding it fla
over the spot it WAS raised from for {
moment to keep the dust from fyinl
about the room. The new unwor1
brooms should be kept for the car
pets; partly worn ones will do 70.
sweeping flag stones, cellars, ant
rough places. A broom which is wet
ted occasionally wears best.
AMONG the novelties in French silk
rom the looms at Lyons are ribbed
silks. Bengalines and failles, covered
with minute floral devices woven int
the main portion of the fabric, thes
textiles showing that there will be